handbooks

plural of handbook

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Recent Examples of handbooks Bureaucracy Feels More Powerful Than People ‘Severance’ showcases a workplace dominated by rules, handbooks, procedures, approval chains, and layers of management. Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 School handbooks may also provide information on whether a school serves all students or may exclude some groups, like those with disabilities or LGBTQ+ parents from admissions. Mollie Simon, ProPublica, 16 July 2026 Her concern is in the language being used in the handbooks and the policy draft. Julianna Mejia, Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026 Now, 15 years later, the law continues to guide district handbooks across Oregon. Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 23 June 2026 That included new language in its sports handbooks, and a more hands-on role in Blue Devils’ NIL opportunities. Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 3 Mar. 2026 Dozens of photos included in the documents released Wednesday are military handbooks, field guides and cultural texts, some dating back to the early 2000s that appeared to belong to Gingles, as well as numerous books from the SANS Institute detailing computer hacker tools. Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026 Employees are encouraged to check with their employer or refer to employee handbooks before a holiday to confirm what the company's policy is for holidays and paid time off. Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 25 Nov. 2025 The end goal is to have the information that could eventually be included in international handbooks that serve as reference resources for licensing and safety analysis of nuclear systems. Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for handbooks
Noun
  • The return of a manual Carrera S also means that 911 buyers now have seven manuals to choose from starting in 2027.
    Bryan Campbell, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2026
  • The building was still filled with bottling equipment and manuals for the machinery.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • This is excellent energy for captions, pitches, texts, brainstorming, flirting, or turning a quick idea into something shareable.
    Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Donors can further protect themselves by navigating directly to an organization's official website instead of clicking unexpected donation links in texts, emails or social media posts.
    Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • College makes money tight between tuition, textbooks and other school expenses.
    Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2026
  • But what troubles him most is not only what has disappeared from textbooks.
    Fatima Faizi, NPR, 14 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Most dictionaries do not even list the meaning—’to kill’—that the government now proposes.
    David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 27 July 2026
  • Christmas hams, party cocktails, elegant layer cakes, and cookout classics fill the dictionaries of Southern family recipes, but one of my favorites is a simple vinaigrette from my grandmother.
    Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 2 July 2026

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“Handbooks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/handbooks. Accessed 18 Aug. 2026.

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